Fry’s Builds – Page 2 – Technical Paradise

Alienware Modernization

Posted on October 17, 2018July 3, 2023 by Michael Molenda

So, I was tasked with taking an older Alienware Area 51 desktop. I called it a behemoth because it was so big and very heavy. Cases at that time were built almost like they wanted them to last and be indestructible. Today, not all cases are built that way. I took more pictures than I…

Build 1: Date Unknown – Not my first build

Posted on September 17, 2018July 3, 2023 by Michael Molenda

I didn’t take pictures of many of my builds prior to this one. However, this is what I consider build 1 because it is the first one I took pictures. Not a bunch of pictures, but this was the first I took pictures. In my latest builds, I am taking a bunch of pictures. Looks…

Build 20: November 23, 2017 – AMD Threadripper

Posted on September 17, 2018July 3, 2023 by Michael Molenda

Back in November, I did my first and only (to this date) AMD Threadripper build. The CPU package is massive and requires a T8 driver (Could be a T10) to install into the socket. Luckily, it comes with the tool. Additionally, this build was water-cooled and there are no AIO [All-in-one] water-coolers that we sell…

Build 37: August 14 – 15, 2018

Posted on August 23, 2018July 3, 2023 by Michael Molenda

Hi readers… yes, back for another post. This one is from a build I did last week. This one didn’t go as smoothly as I would have liked, but in the end, the customer got the build he wanted and that makes me happy. Let’s go over the build one step at a time and…